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F. H. PEACE.-

cAsE FOR NEEDLES. No. 349,174. Patented Sept. l4, 1886.

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PATENT CASE FOR NEEDLES.

I SPEGIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,174. datedSeptember 14, 1886.

Application filed December 30, 1885. Serial No. 187,179. (No model.)Patented in England April :2, 1884, No. 5,823.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK HERBERT PEACE, a resident of Sheffield, in thecounty of York, Kingdom of Great Britain, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in the Construction of Cases for Needles and SimilarSmall Articles, (for which I have obtained a patent of Great Britain, N0. 5,823 of 1884, dated April 2, 1884;) and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to cases or Wrappers for needles and other smallarticlessuch as fish-hooks-the object being to permit the needles orother articles to be seen, both when exhibited for sale and at othertimes, without exposing the said articles to the risk of becoming rustyor losing their color by being fingered, or by the deleterious action ofgas or damp atmosphere.

The present invention consists in a novel combination of parts, wherebythe whole or a portion of such articles within a case or wrapper may beso exposed to view throughtransparent or diaphanous material in properrelative position for their effective display without opening the caseor wrapper, as hereinafter set forth.

I illustrate my invention in the annexed sheet of drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a needle case or wrapper opened, showing how the transparentmaterial is applied. Fig. 2 is the same case or wrapper folded. Fig. 3is a case for fishing-flies.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in any of the figures.

(shown square) has a slit, E, at each corner, through which thetransparent material A is passed, its bottom edge being secured to thewrapper by the top edge of the flap B, which is fastened down byadhesive material. When the wrapperis folded up, the tongue Ois passedthrough the slit D. The needles are stuck into the flap B, so that theymay retain a regular appearance when seen through the opening.

The face of the wrapper may be provided with appropriate descriptivematter in oustomary manner, as illustrated by the numeral 5 in Fig. 2,which indicates that the needles exposed to view are fives.

The case for fishing-flies (represented in Fig. 3) is formed orconstructed in the same manner as said needle case or wrapper, thetransparent material A being fitted to the opening,

in which it is secured by flaps B and slits E in the manner aforesaid.

I am aware that envelopes for mailing seed and the like have beenprovided with openings closed by transparent material. These I disclaimas old.

I claim as my invention and desire to patent under this specification Acase or wrapper for needles or other small articlcs'having an openingwith oblique slits, which is protected or covered by a sheet oftransparent or diaphanous material, held in place by said slits, and byan internal flap cemented thereto and to the body of the case or wrapperat one edge, and to which the articles to be displayed are attached,substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have affixed heretomy signature in presence of two witnesses.

, FRANK H: PEACE.

\Vitnesses:

RoBT. F. DRURY, BERNARD E. DRURY.

